My Black Ocellaris pair are spawning!!!

[camsan]

I am going back a few pics but what kind of lighting do you have for your carpet? Also are you going to be selling the fry? Would love a couple.

 

[rkelman]

I think they look nice and healthy as well thanks. I'm going to sell them when they get bigger. I'm in Canada Camsan. That would be difficult I think to send them that far / customs ect.. I have 2 250w 14,000k over my main tank.

 

[rkelman]

Can anyone give me a timeline when I should be feeding what? I can't find anything definitave. I'm on day 15 should I be on to crushed flakes ect now? I'm still feeding BBS.

 

[FlyboySMB]

Two very good books to get if you don't have them (both talk about feeding timelines.

Conditioning, Spawning & Rearing of Fish with Emphasis on Marine Clownfish by Frank H. Hoff

Rots (50-150um) Day 0-10
Dry Food (50-100um) Day 3-12
Artemia (300-400um) Day 5-15
Dry Food (100-200um) Day 8-15
Krill Meal (100-200um) Day 8-16
Dry Pellets (100-600um) Day 11-30


Clownfishes Joyce D. Wilkerson

Rots Day 0-12
Artemia Day 8-12
Pulverized Flake food Day 8-12

This is just a quick summary from a couple of charts. I'd picke up these books, great info!

Steve

 

[rkelman]

Awesome info thank you! My second spawn hatched tonight. I count only about 65 fry. I couldn't have missed the hatch by more than 1/2 a hour. Do people usually stay in the room and check every 10 mins? I figured I would go upstairs and watch TV and check every 30 mins... I had about 270-300 eggs and they are all hatched. I assume the anemone got them? Its kind of a bummer. Hopefully she'll lay the eggs on the tile next time. I'll post a couple pictures in the morning.

 

[Denver aquarist]

So you wait for them to hatch then take them out ? I am going to have to pick up that book.

 

[heyfredyourhat]

That is awesome. I had never really been interested in clowns before, but this is pretty cool! I amy have to get one.

Good job.

 

[heyfredyourhat]

Side note in your bodyshop have you switched to a waterbourne yet? We are starting to get a big push from akzo nobel now.

 

[rkelman]

Yes you take them out after they are hatched. The other fish would eat them. Its a pain Yes we've switched. Probably 6 months ago now. Its ok. Its not as much of a pain as people think it is. We wanted to beat the rush.

 

[rkelman]

Pics as promised.

 

[rkelman]

Well of the 65 that hatched I have about 5 left. This morning I looked and there was maybe 20 that I could see. Now only 5. I'm not sure what happened as everything was done the same. The only thing I noticed was tonight there didn't seem to be many rotifers in the tank. I had fed this morning before going to work. Perhaps the density just wasn't high enough. There was also some BBS in the tank and some eggs. I assume it came from one of the various utensils I use between everything I have going on. I doubt that's the issue. I do have glass lids on the tank now but I don't see what that would do. The temp ect is good. Unfortunately I think I'm going to have to clean everything and try again in two weeks.

 

[heyfredyourhat]

that is too bad

 

[Shortkid09]

how much are you selling the fry for?

 

[rkelman]

I don't know yet. I haven't even thought of that much. I have some near dead at 2 days old I'll give you a heck of a deal on lol.

 

[jeff209]

how are your older fry lookin?

 

[rkelman]

Here's a few more pics of the first spawn. They are getting darker all the time. They are now eating flake food as well.

 

[bitemap]

awesome. I hope to one day be able to do something like this ....

 

[jeff209]

yeah me to and you guys were up early

thanks for the pics

 

[jeff209]

yeah me to and you guys were up early

thanks for the pics

 

[rkelman]

Well here we go again. They laid eggs yesterday. My wife and kids got to see the whole process. I guess it was really cool. I wish the little buggers would lay on the tile though.. Right beside it...